Waning · 99.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 04°
Full Moon at
04:16UTC
Moon phase on September 23, 1953Full Moon
On Wednesday, September 23, 1953, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 15.2 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.2 dMoon age
356,832 km221,725 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (5°)
33.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Harvest Moon (also called the Corn Moon), 356,733 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the year
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 23, 1953 is on Wednesday, September 23, 1953 at 04:16 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 8, 1953 at 00:41 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, September 16, 1953 | 09:50 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, September 23, 1953 | 04:16 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, September 29, 1953 | 21:52 |
The Moon around September 23
More about this date
Wednesday, September 23, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 8, 1953 to the new moon of October 8, 1953, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 1953, or the whole moon calendar 1953.
- The same date one year apart: 1952 · 1954.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.